Fender shield molding



Feb. 6, 1945.

A. P. FERGUESON FENDER SHIELD MOLDING 0riginal Filed Feb. 20, 1941 Patented Feb. 6, 1945 g I I v I UNITED 1 ST R PATENT floudaille- Hershey. Corporation, Detroit, Mich a corporation of Michigan Original application February 20, 1941, Serial No.

379,765; Divided and this application October 6,1941, Serial No. 413,803

4 Claims. (01. 280-453) K I This invention-relates to a fender shield,'and Another object of the present inventionis' to i more particularly, to a fender shield molding or provide a fender shield and molding in which'a cushioning element and to means for securing marginal edge of the fender shield has a sharply the molding on a fender shield. i bent lip portion within the molding and entirely As the, term fender shield shall hereinafter 5 surrounded by the molding. be employed, it refers to any member which is Another and still further object of the present adapted to be secured to a fender or other porinvention is to provide a fender shield and moldtion of a vehicle body for the purpose of cove-ring me ha g means for securing the' ol n te the the opening in the fender or vehicle body which shield including driv screws which are driven is provided for access to or removal of the vehicle through the molding and the shield. a wheel. Furthermore, as the term fender shall The novel features which I believe to be charhereinafter be employed, it refers to any form of acteristic of my invention are set forth with parwheelfender in its broad sense, whether'such ticularity in the appended claims. My invention fender be separate from the vehicle body part, itself, however, both as to its organization and partly separate from the vehicle-body part, or manner of construction, together with further actually an integral part of the vehicle body, and objects and advantages thereof, will best be unwhetheror not it projects outwardly away from derstood by reference to the accompanyingdrawthe principal body-portion of the vehicle. I ing, in which: a

' In the automobile industry it is generally con Figure 1 is a rear elevational view of a fender sidereddesirable to provide an accessaryelement, 2o shield assembly, and in which a fender shield is such as a fender shield,with some sort of moldshown in mounted position on avehicle fender; ing 0 Cushioning element Where the ac es y Figure 2 is a generally horizontal sectional'view contacts the outer surface Of t e ve e e body. of the fender shield assembly, as taken along'the This is usually referred to as preventing a direct irregular section line II II of Figure l;

metal to metal contact between the ac y Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged sectional view of and t ve ic dy: The advantage O Such the'upper portion of the fenderfishield assembly, molding is two-fold,"name1y, it prevents scratchas tak along th line 1'1I 1I1 of Figure 1; ing 0 r g Ofth Outer fin Surface 0 Figure is a vertical sectional view as taken the automobile and'thus permits the vehicle to along the section line IVIV of Figure 1; and,

be used without the accessory when so' desired, so I Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional vView t t and second, it tends to eliminate any noise or same scale as Figure 3, as taken alongth'e line rattling when the vehicle is'tlfav g o r a Very V--V of Figure {1, and showing the manner in rough surface. which the cushioning element or molding is se-- "M l in 'w f pl y d on fender shields at a cured at its ends to the fender shield.

relatively early date of the development of this This application is a division of my l p icular art and have assumed a Wide. Va i y application for IFender shield construction o s ap s and have e securedto fe Serial No. 379,765 filed February 20, 1941, Patent shield in a wide variety of manners. Due to the No, 2,312,536, March 2, 1943, and assigned t the fact that rubber and other similarcushioning 40 m assignee,

material tends to stick to a metal surface par 1 Referring now to the various figuresof the ticu y after weat for e time, d i drawing, which illustrate one embodiment of the also tends to freeze to the metal surface due to present invention, there is illustrated therein a pne s urin the Win er months,- it has frevehicle fender, Ill having a fender shield ll q y been found t at t ese, rubber moldings mounted thereon over the wheel opening I2 in or other cushioning elements will tear loose from the outer depending side wall I3 of the fender the fender shield and thus become very unsightly .10. In order to permit the fender shield I l to 'be and useless to perform their intended functions. mounted so that its edge does not directly engage It is an object of the present invention to pro-s the outer depending side wall l3 of the fender vide a fender shield molding of novel design ID, the fender I0 is provided with an offset shoulwhich may be fastened more securely to the marder M which is integrally connected to the deginal edge of the fender shield than has been pending'wall portion I3 by a connecting flange possible with moldings previously known tothe l5. The shoulder 14 has its peripheral edge foldt, g ed back on itself in an open fold as at I6 tore- It is a further object of the present inventio I inforce and stiffen th offset shoulder I4 around to provide a novel method and means of securing 'its free edge. It will be noted from an inspeca molding to a fender shield. tion of Figure 1 that the folded back peripheral It is a, still further object of the present invenportion extends substantially completely around tion to provide a novel combination fender shield the opening [2 but terminates just short of the nd molding, lower corners of the opening. It will fui'ther be.

observed that the marginal edge of-the fender shield adjacent the two lower? oi the opening-is folded directly rearwardly as at I! (see Figure The depth of the connectingv flange I5 is such that the fender shield I l is seated on the offset shoulder I4 in such it messes" that the outer face of the fender shield I l is sub- I The tender shield fl comprises a sheet metal panel [9 which bulges very'sl-ightly outwardly (see Figure 2), and which is large enough to coverthe wheel opening I2 as well as to overlie and be seated on the offset shoulder M. More s-peeifi cally; the panel F9 is dimensioned to be positioned snugly the connecting flange rs and tobe seated on the olfset shoulder M or the fender m. The top and endedses of the fender shield l. l are bent back hits-a nangeportionw upon which is mounted a cushioning head or rubber molding. It. The rubber molding or cushioning head is shaped to overlie the face. or; the flange andalso to overlie the inner face at flange 2!! in pottions 22 and 23,. respectively, As an inspection of Figure 3 will show, the rear edge of the flange 20 is bent out as at 24 to provide a lip portion for aiding andv retaining the rubber molding. 2: on place on the fender shield M. It further be observed that: the rubber molding 2| extends aroundv this lip portion 24, and completely covers it to provide an abutmentportion 25 of. the molding which is arranged to be. directly seated. on the ofiset/ shoulder I 41 of the tender [0, The molding drive screws 2'6. wivlaiclil.v are driven through the rubber molding '11. as well as through the flan e 20. More specifically, the drive screw 26' is driven thetop of the fender shield opposite the latching mechanism v 1 The supporting and latching mechanism forthe fender shield l l is described in detail and claimed in my copending application Serial No. 379,765 of which is a divisional application. For the purposes of. this application, it is sufllcient to say that the fender shield H is provided with'a pair at? ems 2T atthe two lower corners of the fender shield f l which are arranged to extend appropriate slots 28 in the ofiset shoulder I I at the two lowercorners of the opening [2 and provide vertical support and lateral restraint for the fender shield on the fender. In addition to the hook arm 21, adog-leg latching lever 29 is pivotally mounted on a strut so secured to the rear of the render shield. The dog-leg latching l'ewrei: 29 is. carried on a ivot pin or winch is. supported by the strut The upper or short le 32 of the lever -29 isarranged to be rocked into and out of engagement: with the folded edge t8 of: the tender ML The lower long leg portion 33 e of the lever 2a is arranged to b cgrasped by the first through the outer portion not the rubber I molding 2|, then through the metal flange in of the fender shield I! and finallytriroirgli the inner portion 23 of the rather molding 21. This provides a very tight and secure engagement of. the rubber moldin 'Zr' err-the fender shield H.

will further be observed from an inspection of3- and f the drawing that theslrarply bent lip portion Ell of the flange it extends at right angles or transversely to the direction or the removal force or the fender shield away from the fender. Because of this fact;-

also -because of the fiactthat thislip portion His-embedded within the rubber moldnig all, a ositive'rnea nsis provided tor separating the rubner' moiding 211: the shoulder Iii-of the fender lit, This is portioniarly effective dueto the factthe sharply bent-lipportion:- 24 within th rubber molding: .2: extends substantiall entirely around: the peripherat edge: at we fendershieldl over which rubber-molding issecureth i For reasons will atomce be apparent to those skilled in the art, the inn-er portion. 23 of the rubber molding, M is cut away at the two lower corners of the tender shield as may b seen i for examplsI-i-n Figure 4, and is also cut away at hand oi the operator and rockedv as desired. An

I Lshape'd metal bracket 3t issecured tothe lower base flange 35 of the fender shield: ti and is. ar

a ed tohave thealo'w'erend of the handle portion: 3% seated thereonwherr the lever .29 is in latching, positionthe lowerend being fielded. as indicated at 36 While I have shown. a particular embodiment 'ofi my invention. it will, oi course, be understood that I do not wish to be limited thereto; since many modifications may be made, and 1,. therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover all. such modifications as f all within the true spirit nally andsharpl'y bent within said molding. thereby to restrain separation ofmgsaid molding from 1 said flange, and drive screws extending. through the. molding on both. sides of said flange and through aid flange.

2; A fender shield having aflange, a yieldabl'e molding extending" over both sides of said flange, and drive screws extending througli'the molding on. one side of said flange, thenv through the said flange; and finally through the molding on the opposite side of said flange.

3; A fender shield having a. flange, a yieldable molding extendin over both sides of said flange, and drive screws extending through the molding on ne side of saidflangethen through said flange, and finally through the-moldin on the GDpQSi'tQSldE of said flange; said molding on one side of said flange'heing countersunk to receive the head of said drive screw below the outersurfaceoiisai'd molding 4, is tender shiekt having a flange: of -L-'s-h'ape transverse cross section; and a yielding molding,

' said molding: having a. longitudinally extending slot of ls-shape transverse cross section, said T flange snugly seated the slot f said.

molding. and a plurality-oi drive screws driven throughsaid molding. and saidrflahge, whereby said molding is tightly secured to said flange.

AR l-HUR P. FERGUESON. 

